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Title:

Latin American science fiction writers : an A-to-Z guide / edited by Darrell B. Lockhart.

Publisher:

Greenwood Press,

Copyright Date:

2004

Description:

xviii, 230 pages ; 25 cm

Subject:

Science fiction, Latin American--History and criticism--Dictionaries.
Science fiction, Latin American--Bio-bibliography--Dictionaries.
Authors, Latin American--Dictionaries.--Dictionaries.

Other Authors:

Lockhart, Darrell B.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-218) and index.

Contents:

José B. Adolph -- Juan Nepomuceno Adorno -- José Agustín -- Eugenio Alarco -- Elena Aldunate -- Enrique Araya Gómez -- Juan José Arreola -- Julio Assman -- Juan-Jacobo Bajarlía -- Adolfo Bioy Casares -- Ignácio de Loyola Brandão -- José Alberto Bravo de Rueda -- Ruth Bueno -- Ilda Cádiz Ávila -- Diego Cañedo -- Alfredo Cardona Peña -- Pedro Castera -- Fósforos Cerillos -- Daína Chaviano -- Carlos Chernov -- Miguel Collazo -- Gerardo Cornejo -- Jorge Cubría -- Santiago Dabove -- Michel Doezis -- Edmundo Domínquez Aragonés -- Manú Dornbierer -- Bernardo Fernández Brigada -- Henrique Villibor Flory -- Carlos Gardini -- Sergio Gaut vel Hartman -- Narciso Genovese -- Eduardo Goligorsky -- Angélica Gorodischer -- Ricardo Guzmán Wolffer -- Hugo Hiriart -- Eduardo Ladislao Holmberg -- Oscar Hurtado -- Guillermo Lavín -- Mario Levrero -- Félix Lizárraga -- Leopoldo Lugones -- Gonzalo Martré -- Álvaro Menén Desleal -- F. Mond -- Antonio Moro Vélez -- Amado Nervo -- Héctor G. Oesterheld -- Carlos Olvera -- Lauro Paz Luna -- David Perry Lanas -- Germán Piniella -- Werner Pless -- Gerardo Horacio Porcayo -- Horacio Quiroga -- Marcela del Río -- Manuel Antonio de Rivas -- Irving Roffé -- Agustín C. de Rojas Anido -- Arturo César Rojas Hernández -- Pepe Rojo Solís -- Federico Schaffler González -- Mauricio-José Schwarz -- Ana María Shua -- Ana Solari -- Marcial Souto -- Gabriel Trujillo Muñoz -- Eduardo Urzaiz Rodríguez -- Alberto Vanasco -- José Zaidenweber Cwilich.

Summary:

Intending his work to serve as an overview of the genre, Lockhart (Spanish, U. of Nevada) presents profiles of 70 Latin American science fiction writers. Entries offer biographical information, thematic evaluations of the writers' works, and primary and secondary bibliographies. A companion volume similarly examines mystery writers. Annotation : 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).

ISBN:

9780313305535
0313305536

OCLC:

(OCoLC)52714652

LCCN:

2003058416

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)